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Here's What Happened Today: Wednesday

Everyone’s talking about the body found in Co Meath, Gaza strikes, and the bulging Moon.

NEED TO CATCH up? TheJournal.ie brings you a round-up of today’s news.

IRELAND

CMK 30072014 Cork Simon Fire001 Noel Cronin gets a scrub down from fellow Cork City Fire Brigade Probationary Firefighters, Kilian Brennan and Kevin Mac Mahon ahead of their 12-hour charity car wash in aid of Cork Simon Community. Clare Keogh Clare Keogh

INTERNATIONAL

Mideast Israel Palestinians Exhausted Palestinian medics take a break after carrying wounded people injured from an Israeli strike in Shijaiyah neighborhood, into the emergency room at Gaza City's Shifa hospital today. AP / Press Association Images AP / Press Association Images / Press Association Images

#GAZA: An Israeli strike on a Gaza market during today’s partial ceasefire has killed at leas 17 people.

#NIGERIA: Nigerian security forces today arrested a 10-year-old child they say was strapped with explosives.

#WIKILEAKS: Here’s what you need to know about the latest release from Wikileaks.

INNOVATION

  • You can now find electric car plug-in points “every 60km”.
  • Vision-correcting displays are being developed that will create sharp images without the need for glasses or contact lenses. [ScienceDaily]

PARTING SHOT

The Moon might look perfectly round, but scientists now say it is actually slightly flat – and a bit bulgy. [The New York Times]

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